Q: Is 146,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 146,160 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 146,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 29 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 58 60 63 70 72 80 84 87 90 105 112 116 120 126 140 144 145 168 174 180 203 210 232 240 252 261 280 290 315 336 348 360 406 420 435 464 504 522 560 580 609 630 696 720 812 840 870 1,008 1,015 1,044 1,160 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,392 1,624 1,680 1,740 1,827 2,030 2,088 2,320 2,436 2,520 2,610 3,045 3,248 3,480 3,654 4,060 4,176 4,872 5,040 5,220 6,090 6,960 7,308 8,120 9,135 9,744 10,440 12,180 14,616 16,240 18,270 20,880 24,360 29,232 36,540 48,720 73,080 and 146,160, with no remainder.

Since 146,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,160, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).